1.Rigor mortis develops after death
a.1/2 - 1 hrs b.1 to
2 hrs
c.3 to 6 hrs d.6 to
8 hrs
e.12 hrs
2. The conclusive post morteum finding of death by drowning;
a.Cutis anserine
b.Presence of water in the middle ear
c. Edematous lungs
d.Demonstration of diatoms in the organs of the body
3. Brown discolouration of the mucosa of the stomach is seen in
p o i s o ni n g du e to :
a. Nitric acid
b.Sulphuric acid
c.Hydrochloric acid
d.Mercury
e.Arsenic
4.Foamy liver is seen in:
a.Putreaction
b.Drowning
c.Mummification
d.Adipocere
5.Mummification occurs when :
a.High atmospheric temperatures is present
b.Dry air condition
c.Wind is present
d.All are correct
6.White lathery froth is seen in deaths due to :
a.Drowning
b .Ha ng i ng
c.Organophosphorus poisoning
d.Mineral acid poisoning
7.Brown coloured urine is seen in :
a.Nitric acid poisoning
b.Carbolic acid poisoning
c.Sulphuric acid poisoning
d.Hydrochloric acid poisong
8.Grease color is seen with .....wounds :
a.Fire arm entry
b.Fire arm exit
c.Road traffic accident
d .Ha ng i ng
9.Which of this fallowing conditions grievous injury ?
a.Incised wound of scalp
b.Incised wound of thigh
c.Fracture of tibia
d.Lacerations of the scalp
10.Grease collar is seen with :
a.Electroaction
b .L i ghte ni n g
c.Thermal injury
d .B ul l e t e n tr y
11.in lalacerated wound the hair bulb is :
a .C ut
b.Crushed
c.Both of the above
d.Lacerated
12.If the father has bllod group genotype AO and mother's blood
group genotype BO.The offspring may have blood group
genotype :
a. A
b. B
c. A B
d. All the above
13.Fractures of the hyoid bone happens from all except :
a.Throttling b .Ha
n gi ng c .C ho ki n
g
d.Ligature strangulations
14.Pin point pupils is seen in poisoning :
a.Barbiturate
b.Morphine
c.Organophosphorus
d.Methyl alcohol
15.Spaldings sign is seen with ......foetus.
a.Live born
b.Dead born
c.Still born
d.All the above
16.Florence test detects :
a.Bilirubin
b.Urine
c.Semen
d.Blood
17.Macerated foetus indicates:
a.Dead born
b.Still born
c.Live born
18.Where does a lacerated wound appear like a incised wound?
a.Abdomen
b.Thorax
c .Ha nd
d.Forehead
19.Grenish urine is seen in poisoning with:
a.Carbolic acid
b.Nitric acid
c .C o ppe r s ul p h a te
d.Hydrochloric acid
20.Death of judicial hanging is because of:
a.Vasovagal shock
b.Occlusion of airway
c.Fracture dislocation of upper cervical vertebra
d.Coma
21.Optic atrophy can be caused by .....poisoning.
a.Phosphorus
b.Ethyl alcohol
c.Methyl alcohol
d .L e a d
23.The rate of cooling down of dead bodies in tropical climate is:
a .0 .2 C /h r b .0 .5
C /h r c .1 .0 C /h r
d .1 .5 C /h r
24.Mummification is:
a .D e s i c c a ti o no f de a db o dy
b.Pugilistic attitude of the
c.Electric burns
d.Burking.
25.Which is true about stab wound:
a.Wedth is maximum
b.Length is maximum
c.Depth is maximum
d.it has wound of entry and exit
26.Acid phosphorus test is used for analysing:
a.Semen
b.Blood
c.Urine
d.Bile
27.The commenest cause for sudden death is:
a.Acute myocarditis
b.Pulmonary edema
c.Myocardial infarction
28.Floatation of a body in water is due to
a.Flesh being eaten by fishes
b.Presence of gases
c.Water logging of body d.All
of the above.
29.Hypostasis lasts for:
a.Hours
b.Days
c.Weeks d.Mo
n ths
30.Best method for identification of a person is by
a.Scars
b.Blood group
c.DNA Analysis
d.Finger prints
31.All are tests for Seminal stains except:
a.Takayama test
b.Barberio's test
c.Florence test
d.Acid phospatase test
32.Rigormortis is stimulated by:
a.Mummification
b.Algor mortis
c.Cadaveric spasm
d.All of the above
33.Emphysema aqucosum is seen in;
a.West drowning
b.Secondary drowning
c.Dry drowning
d.Immersion syndrome
34.The feminine of impotence is:
a .R i gi di t y
b.Frigidity
c.Sterility
d.Flaccidity
e.Nymphomania
35.Fallowing are the causes of death in a patient with burns
e xc e pt:
a.Shock
b.Suffocation
c.Sepsis
d.Air embolism
36.Honeycombing is seen in liver in cases of
a.Cirhosis
b.Rupture
c.Putrefaction
d.Hydatid disease
37.Rigor Mortis in India in summers sets in:
a.2-3 hrs
b.18-36 hrs c.2-5
days
d.1 week
38.Impotence may be pleaded as a ground for all except:
a.Divorce
b .R a pe
c.Adultery
d.Unnatural sexual offence
39.True about human hair is:
a.Medulla is 1/3 rd cortex
b.Cortex is 1/3rd of medulla
c .Ha s s c a le s
d .N o n e o f t h e a b o v e
40.A clean incised wound heals by:
a.Primary intention
b.Secondary intention
c.Excessive scarring d.N
oneoftheabove
41.Which of the following sign will indicate that the death was
antermortem:
a.Cutis anserine
b.Washer woman's skin
c.Wood and grass in the hands
d.Cyanosis
42.The average length of a full term child will be about:
a.30 cms b.35
cms c.40 cms
d.50 cms
43.The most striking symptom of pregnancy is:
a.Enlargement of abdomen
b.Morning sickness
c.Frequency of mictuition
d.Cessation of menstruation
44.Tearing of the skin and subcutaneous tissue is called:
a.Abrassion
b.Laceration c .C o
n tus i o n
d.Avulsions
45.Postmorteum in a new born baby is done by opening first:
a.Skull
b .C he s t c a v i t y
c.Abdominal cavity
d.Any of the above according to aonvenince
46.Hymen can be ruptured by:
a.Solaphth
b.Masturbation
c.Sanitory tampons
d.Horse riding
e . A n y o f th e a b o v e
47.The most IMP sign of defloration is :
a.Enlarged nipple
b .D i l a ti o no f v a gi n a c a na l
c.Enlarged breasts
d.Ruptured hymen
48.Hegar's sign is for the detection of:
a .D e a d fo e tus
b.Virginity
c.Sterility
d .No ne
49.Foetal parts can be detected by X-ray usually by:
a.8 weeks
b.12 weeks
c.14 weeks
d.16 weeks
50.A method of homocidal smothering and traumatic asphyxia is
known as
a .C ho ki ng
b.Gagging
c.Burking
d.Overlying
51.In putrifaction greenish discoloration is first seen in:
a .Io i n
b.Epigastrium
c.Right iliac fossa
d.Lower limb
5 2 .D e te c to r c a p i s s i tu a te d a t:
a.Top of bullet
b.Side of the bullet case
c.Bass of the rim
d .No ne
53.In salicylate poisoning the treatment recommended is:
a.Forced diuresis
b .C h e la ti ng a g e n ts
c.Atropine
d.Conservative
54.Accidental drowning is ruled out if:
a.The body is tied up inside a gunny bag
b.Hand and feet are tied by a ligature in way that is inconsistent
with suicidal drowning
c.Heavy weights are attached in such a way that suicidal
drowning is excluded
d.All of the above
55.Froth of drowning can be differentiated from that due to other
causes by:
a.Microscopic detection of mucous
b.Detecting excess of salt in the froth
c .A & B
d .No ne
56.Fatal period in sulphuric acid poisoning is:
a.2-4 hrs
b.6-10 hrs
c.12-16 hrs
d.18-24 hrs
57.Hyperventilation before drowning:
a .C a n c a u s e de a th
b.Does not alter the process of drowning
c.Can cause delayed death
d.Can cause secondary drowning
58.Atypical arrest due to drowning is:
a.Cardiac arrest due to drowning
b.Laryngospasm due to drowning
c.Drowning in unconcious state
d.All of the above
59.Human hair differs from animal hair by that:
a .C u ti c le ha s s c a le s
b .Me d u l l a i s th i c k
c.Medulla is broad than cortex
d.Pigment is central
60.Pellet holes in a firearm wound is seen if distance is:
a .6 0 c m
b .1 0 0 c mc .1 5
0 c md .2 0 0 c m
61.Incised-like lacerated wound appears at:
a.Forehead
b .Ha nd
c.Thorax
d.Abdomen
62.Rigor mortis first starts in:
a .Up p e r e y e li ds
b.Lower eyelids
c.Lower limbs
d.Fingers
63.What burnt bones,the fallowing can be detected:
a.Arsenic
b .L e a d
c.Organophosphorus compound
d .No ne
64.The cause of death in cyanide poisoning is:
a.Anoxic anoxia
b.Anaemic anoxia
c.Histotoxic anoxia
d.Stagnant anoxia
65.Commenest type of drowning is:
a.Suicidal
b.Accidental
c.Homicidal
d.All the above
66.The hair examination is IMP for the fallowing cases except:
a.To find out its origin
b.To find the accused or victim
c.In cases of sexual assault d.In
c a s e s o f l e a d p o i s o ni n g
67.Which of the fallowing is considered as an antidote for cocaine
poi s o ni ng:
a.Phenobarbitone
b.Morphine
c.Amyl nitrate
d.Ether
68.Which of the fallowing is considered as an "ideal infanticidal
poi s o ni ng":
a .C a nna bi s
b .C o c a i ne
c.Opium
d.Alcohol
69.Lungs are preserved in:
a.Alcohol poisoning
b.HCN poisoning
c.Carbon monoxide poisoning
d.All the above
70.The fallowing alkaloids are presents in opium,except:
a.Hyoscyamine
b.Morphine
c.Papaverine
d.Narcotine.
71.The treatment of choice in dicoumarol poisoning is:
a.Heparin
b.Aminocaproic acid
c.Vitamin K
d.Vitamin C
72.Filigree burns are due to:
a.Chemicals
b .L i ghte ni n g
c.Electric shock
d.Radiations burn
73.The proliferation of vascular endothelium is seen with in:
a.6 hrs
b.12 hrs c.24
hrs d.7 days
74. Smokeless gun powder is composed of:
a.KMnO4
b.HCN
c.Nitrocellulose
d.Sulfur
75.The alcohol content in 'Absolute alcohol' is:
a .9 0 % b.9
5%
c .9 9 .9 5 %
d .1 0 0 %
76.The average fatal period of copper poisoning is:
a.30-60 minutes
b.1-3 days
c.3-7 days
d.7-14 days
77.The most common death by suicide is by:
a.Phenobarbitone
b .Ins e c ti c ide
c .Ha ng i ng
d.Suicidal cat throat
78.The time limit for ordering of exhumation in India is:
a.1 month
b.1 year
c.10 years
d.No limit
79.Suicidal drowning differs from homocidal drowning by the
fallowing except:
a.Abesence of signs of struggle
b.Marks of violence on body absent
c.Untorn clothes
d .N o n e o f th e a b o v e
80.One of the fallowing is a sure sign of rape:
a.Ruptured hymen in girl aged 20 years
b.Presence of semen in the posterior fornix in a girl age 20
years
c.Presence of semen in the posterior fornix in a girl age 14
years
d.Presence of semen in the posterior fornix in a married girl
aged 16 years
8 1 .H a n g i n g i s d e fi ne d a s :
a.Suspension of body by a ligature,body weight acting as
constricting force
b.Suspension of body by a ligature after death
c.Obliteration of air passages by external compression
d.Mechanical interference to respiration.
82.Maximum congestion is seen in:
a .C ho ki ng
b .Ha ng i ng
c.Strangulation
d.Drowning
83.Best method to prove paternity is:
a.Blood grouping
b.fingerprints
c.DNA
d.scars
84.In rigor mortis muscle:
a.Stiffens
b.Shortens
c.Stiffens and shortens
d.Stiffens and lengthens
85.Open wound is a:
a .C o ntus i o n
b.Abrasion
c.Laceration
d .C o nc us s i o n
86.Putrefaction is a:
a.Perimortem sign of death
b .Imm e d i a te s i g n o f d e a th
c.Early sign of death d.L
a te s i g n o f d e a th
87.Mummification is due to:
a.Putrefaction
b.Saponification
c .D e s i c a tio n
d.Extreme cold
88.Dry drowning is defined as:
a.Drowning in sea water
b.drowning in cold water,death being due to cardiac arrest
c.drowning of a dehydrated body
d.drowning where death is due to laryngospasm
89.The most specific feature of death due to hanging is:
a.Tardieu spots
b.Ligature mark
c.Fracture of thyroid cartilage
90.Extensive bruising of neck muscles of ecchymosis of
subcutaneous tissue is characteristic of:
a .Ha ng i ng
b.Strangulation
c.Throttling
d.Burking
91.On of the following is a definite sign for drowning:
a.Sand and mud in the mouth and nostrils
b.Fine lathery froth in the mouth and nostrils
c.Washerwoman's hands and feet
d.Diatoms in bone marrow
92.Which metal poisioning can be detected by analysing bone
a.arsenic
b .ni c ke l
c.chromium
d .le a d
e.mercury
93.Which is not true regarding colour of bruise
a.4th day-bruise black to brown
b.7-12 days-green
c.1st day-red
d.2 weeks-normal
94.Adipocere is likely to occur in
a.warm humid climate
b.dry hot climate
c.burial in sandy soil
d .a l l the a b o v e
95.Filigree burns are to
a .s pla he s
b.flames burns
c.AC current
d .L i ghtni n g
96.All are components of black gun powder except
a.Sulphur
b.Charcoal
c.Potassium nitrate
d.Lead peroxide
97.First indication of post mortem putrefaction is
a.Discoloration of right iliac fossa
b.Puffiness of face
c.Bullous lesion
d.Sealing of skin
98.Arsenic posioning mimics
a.Cholera
b.Food poisoning
c.Alcohol withdrawal
d.Tetanus
99.Post mortem cherry red discoloration is due to
a.Asphyxia
b.Carbon monoxide poisoning
c.Drowing
d.Organophosphorus poisoning
100.Posymortem autopsy is done for
a.whole body
b.parts which are injured
c.parts which have been asked for inquest
d.parts which relatives have given permission for.
101.In a case of hanging neck ligature marks are example of
a .c o ntus i o n
b.printed abrasion
c.laceration
d.bruise
102.Rate of cooling helps in determing
a.time of death
b .ma n n e r o f d e a th
c .pl a c e o f de a t h d .c
a u s e o f d e a th
103.Heavy metal poisoning cause proximal tubular necrosis
a .Hg
b.Cadmium
c .L e a d
d.Gold
104.What is 'DNA'fingerprinting
a.Identification of a person fingerprinting by using genitic
engeneering
b.A record of a persons genetic make up
c.Identification of a persons by genetic analysis
105.The postmortem finding seen in smothering
a.Abrasion on the inner side of the upper lip
b.Fracture body of Hyoid
c.Thyroid fracture
d.Curved marks on the neck
106.both mother and father have "AB"blood group.Blood group in
children can be
a."A" only
b."A" and "AB" only c ."B
" a n d " AB" o n l y
d."A","B" or"AB"
107.Legal age by which fetus is capable of independent existence
is
a.240 days b.230
days c.220 days
d.210 days
108.In deep incised wounds,Langer's lines determine
a.Direction
b.Gaping
c.Shelving d .He
a li ng
109.Consider the following statements:DNA fingerprinting is
valuable in 1.Determination blood
group,2.Investgation of
crime,3.investigation of autoimmune,4.Determination of paternity
Of these statements
a.1 and 3 are correct
b.3 and 4 are correct c.2
and 4 are correct
d.1 and 2 are correct
110.Average fatal period of copper poisoning
a.4 hrs
b.18-36 hrs c.2448 hrs
d.More than 5 days
111.Aseptic autolysis is seen in
a.Maceration
b.Mummification
c.Adipocere
d.Putrefaction
112.Putrefaction starts in:
a .L i v e r b.Lu
n gc.Brain
d.Heart
113.Rigor mortis first starts in
a.Heart
b.Eye lids
c .L ung
d.Limbs
114.Damage produced by a bullet fired from a person is in direct
proportion of its:
a.Size
b .S ha pe
c.Velocity
d.Weights
115.Perforation of stomach is more common due to ingestion of
a.Nitric acid
b.Sulphuric acid
c.Hydrochloride acid
d.Carbolic acid
116.Which is associated with shortgun alone
a.Gun powder
b.Primer
c.Projectile
d.Wads
117.Legally "Abortion" is termination of pregnancy:
a.Before 6 weeks
b.Before 16 weeks
c.Before 26 weeks
d.Before full term
e. none
118.For diatoms test the best site for taking sample is:
a .L ungs
b.Bone marrow in ulna
c.Bone marrow in femur
d.Muscle
119.Which is the best to detrmine paternity?
a.Fingerprinting
b.DNA fingerprinting
c.Blood group
d .HL A
120.Rigor mortis occur first in which voluntary muscle?
a.Muscles of eyelids
b.Small muscles of hands
c.Neck muscles
d.Face muscles
121.Temperature of a dead person is measured by:
a.Mouth
b .R e c tum
c.Armpit
d.Groin
122.Rigor mortis in a foetus develops after attaining
a.3 months of age b.4
months of age c.7
months of age
d.10 months of age
123.Black gun powder;ingerdient not present is
a.Lead peroxide
b.Arsenic
c.Charcoal
d.Silver nitrate
e .S ulp hu r
124.In acute arsenic poisoning,arsenic concentrates in
a .L i v e r
b.Kidney
c.CNS
d.Keratin tissue
125.Stellate wound is prodused with firearm in
a .C o nta c t s ho t
b .C lo s e s ho t
c.Range within 60 cms
d .D i s ta nt s ho t
126.Rigor mortis starts at
a .Ha nd s
b.Eyes
c.Heart
d .Inte s ti ne s
127.Postmortems lividity is unlikely to develop in a case of
a.Drowning in well
b.Drowning in a fast flowing river
c.Postmortem submersion
d.Drowning in chlorinated swimming pool
128.The basic rules for investigation of any scene of crime are:
a.Verify that a crime has been commited
b.Look for signs of how it was commited
c.Recover and preserve evidence that might lead to the arrest
a n d c o n v i c ti o no f th e g u i l t y
d.All of the above
129.The umbilical cord falls off on the
a.5-6 day
b.1-2 day
c.10-12 day
d.3-4 day
130.The meconium is completely excreted from the large intestine
in the first after birth
a.8-10 hours
b.12-15 hours c.2448 hours
d.5-6 days
131.The caput succendandeum is disappearing during after birth
a.1-2 days b.3-4
days c.5-6 days
d.7-8 days
132.The child may die from...
a .s u ffo c a ti o n b y fa l l i n g i n to a l a v a to r y p a n
b.fratcure of the skull with subdural haemorrage by a fall on a
hard floor
c.haemorrage from the torn end of the cord
d .a l l the a b o v e
133.What spectrum of the derivatives of the haemoglobin is
named wrong
a.oxyhaemoglobin
b.carboxyhaemoglobin
c.methaemoglobin
134.Serological examination is used for determination......
a.blood groups
b.whether the blood is derived from human being or from a
lower animal
c.is it blood or substances resembling blood stains
d.Rh system
135.All are serum protein groups except......
a.serum haptoglobins
b.Ag groups
c.Gm methaemoglobin
d.Gc groups
136.All are groups and types of blood exept...
a.MNSs system
b.Kell syatem
c.MPmp syatem
d.ABO
137.Mother has"A" blood group,father has "B" blood group.Blood
group in children can be
a."A" only b."AB
only c ."B " o nl y
d."O","AB","A","B"
138.Mother has "MN" blood type,child has "M"blood type.Blood
type in father can be
a."M" only
b."N" only
c."M","MN"
d."M","N"
139.Mother has "M" blood type,child has "M"blood type.Blood
type in father can be
a."M" only b."N"
only c."M","MN"
d."M","N"
140.Choking is a constricting device within the barrel at muzzle
e n d o f:
a .R e v o lv e r
b.303 rifle c.Shot
gun
d.Semiautomatic pistol